PowerPoint Lesson 3 - Creative Nonfiction
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Samples of Creative Nonfiction - Part 1More than just essays
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You now know nonfiction consists of more than just essay writing. So what exactly will you be reading?
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Everything you read will be narrative, meaning, you’ll be told a story in chronological order
(order in which the events happened).
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Some stories will be autobiographical (the writer writing about his or her own personal experience).
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While others will be biographical (writers writing about someone else’s experiences).
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You’ll explore nearly all types of nonfiction in this course.
Just to name a few
Sunday, June 26, 2011
You’ll explore nearly all types of nonfiction in this course.
Sports Writing
Just to name a few
Sunday, June 26, 2011
You’ll explore nearly all types of nonfiction in this course.
Sports WritingPersonal Narratives
Just to name a few
Sunday, June 26, 2011
You’ll explore nearly all types of nonfiction in this course.
Sports WritingPersonal NarrativesJournalistic Narratives
Just to name a few
Sunday, June 26, 2011
You’ll explore nearly all types of nonfiction in this course.
Sports WritingPersonal NarrativesJournalistic NarrativesTravel Writing
Just to name a few
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Sports Writing
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Sports WritingConsists of columns (personality-driven feature articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, or Websites).
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sports WritingConsists of columns (personality-driven feature articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, or Websites).
Sports columnists are usually the most well-known of journalists.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sports WritingConsists of columns (personality-driven feature articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, or Websites).
Sports columnists are usually the most well-known of journalists.
You will read several columns by Bill Simmons (ESPN) and Jim Murray (Los Angeles Times), as well as other exquisite sports writing.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sports WritingConsists of columns (personality-driven feature articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, or Websites).
Sports columnists are usually the most well-known of journalists.
You will read several columns by Bill Simmons (ESPN) and Jim Murray (Los Angeles Times), as well as other exquisite sports writing.
If you enjoy this type of writing, visit www.grantland.com, a new Website for creative sports writers.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sports WritingConsists of columns (personality-driven feature articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, or Websites).
Sports columnists are usually the most well-known of journalists.
You will read several columns by Bill Simmons (ESPN) and Jim Murray (Los Angeles Times), as well as other exquisite sports writing.
If you enjoy this type of writing, visit www.grantland.com, a new Website for creative sports writers.
(Note: When in high school, the only thing I read was sports in the Los Angeles Times.)
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Personal Narratives
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Personal Narratives
All essays you write reveal what you think. A personal narrative makes it explicit that you are telling your own story about an event in which you learned something about yourself.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Personal Narratives
All essays you write reveal what you think. A personal narrative makes it explicit that you are telling your own story about an event in which you learned something about yourself.
You will read stories by David Sedaris, E.B. White (you’ve already read one of his), Bill Bryson, and David Foster Wallace, just to name a few.
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Journalistic Writing
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Journalistic Writing
Journalism consists of many types of writing: news stories, opinions, sports stories and sports opinions, and narrative feature stories.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Journalistic Writing
Journalism consists of many types of writing: news stories, opinions, sports stories and sports opinions, and narrative feature stories.
You will read several narrative feature stories (these include profiles - stories about someone, and event narratives - stories about something happening)
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That’s not all
You will have a unit on opinion writing. You will also use your listening
skills for a few lessons.
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The most important thing, is to think of this class as a brief introduction to
the immense world of nonfiction.
Hopefully you enjoy this course’s readings.
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